Vistas 6.3 Preterite tense of regular verbs

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6.3 Preterite Tense of Regular VerbsTalking about the past tense in SpanishSpanish has two ways of expressing the past tense. The preterite (a.k.a. simple past tense) and the imperfect. In Spanish 2, you will learn about the imperfect. Today, we will focus on verbs in the simple past tense with regular conjugations. Irregulars will be studied later this semester.Conjugations -CAR, -GAR, -ZARVERBSVerbs that end with -car, -gar, -zar have a spelling change in the preterite yo form. Buscar- yo busquéLlegar- yo lleguéEmpezar- yo empecéTrigger wordsWhen using these expressions make sure to conjugate the verb in the preterite:

How the preterite worksThe preterite expresses past actions in Spanish with an OBVIOUS start and endpoint; which means the speaker gives a specific time frame to when the action was done in the past. ContrastPresent tense: Todos los días YO CAMINO a la casa de mi amigo Juan.

Side notes:with AR, ER, AND IR verbs notice that the yo and third person singular have accent marks, these used to stress pronunciation while speaking. Also, with AR the nosotros form is identical to the present tense.

Lastly, verbs with stem changes in the present tense DO NOT carry these changes to the past tense: